It was more than 50 years ago when I first made alterations to a commercial model. I always collected models on the basis of each model representing a specific actual ship. Using that criteria I had acquired 3 models of the Midway class aircraft carriers from Comet-Authenticast. They were all identical. The US Navy began … More Making changes in a model
Joining the Navy? When I graduated from the University of Michigan in 1962 there was still a law in effect, called the Selective Service Act. That law required men to register for military service with their local draft board, and the local draft board would select individuals to be sent to perform service in the … More Joining the Navy
American ship camouflage in the First World War. This is the name of my new book. It will be available in a few months. I’ll post again when it is finally available. The cover picture is a colorized version of USS Isabel painted in a Mackay design.
Women only received the right to vote after the First World War. In Britain it came in 1918. In the United States it occurred in 1920.The pressures of war resulted in many places off the battlefield becoming sites where women could contribute to the war effort. Camouflage was one such field. The Royal Navy established … More Women helped with WWI camouflage
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